Twitter Storm for Asian American Pacific Islander Women's Equal Pay Day on March 7, 2017

You are invited to participate in an #AAPIEqualPay Day Twitter Storm on March 7, 2017, to mark the day when Asian American-Pacific Islander (AAPI) women’s pay finally catches up to what White, non-Hispanic men were paid last year. On average, AAPI women are paid only $.85 for every $1 paid to White men. This means that AAPI women must typically work 14 months to earn what White men earn in 12 months! And the situation is much worse for women in certain AAPI communities. For example, Vietnamese women typically earn only $.64 and Burmese women typically earn $.44 on the dollar of White men, delaying their "equal pay day 2017" to March 2018! This is unacceptable in any year. Let your networks, employer, and elected officials know that you demand equal pay for all women, including all AAPI women. Speak out for #AAPIEqualPay on March 7!

Where: Twitter (and other social media platforms), using the primary hashtag #AAPIEqualPay and secondary hashtags #NotYourModelMinority. A sample promotional tweet is included below and co-sponsors will receive additional background and support materials, like this fact sheet from the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum.